2. PhoneGap Development, Testing, and Debugging

As mentioned in the previous chapter, a PhoneGap application can do anything that can be coded in standard, everyday HTML, CSS, and JavaScript. There are web applications and PhoneGap applications, and the distinction between them can be minor or can be considerable. In this chapter, we’ll analyze the anatomy of a PhoneGap application, identifying what makes an application a PhoneGap application and then highlighting ways to make a PhoneGap application ... better.

The following sections will highlight different versions of the requisite Hello-World application found in every developer book, article, and training class. For the purpose of highlighting aspects of the applications’ web content, rather ...

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